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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

NaBloPoMo June 12

Wednesday, June 12, 2013
What does getting back to your roots look like to you?

I don't feel like I have any roots. Between being given up for adoption and being very disconnected from my adoptive family, there just aren't any roots for me. So, for me, I am interested in creating roots. I plan on creating my own traditions and maybe even my own culture based on what I love and what I believe in. Its unlikely that I will ever really know much about my heritage so creating my own will be a good way to get grounded and to stay that way.

If I ever have children, I hope to have something to pass down to them that doesn't seem to exist right now. I want to be the one who plants the seed and grows roots. Then any future children can tend those roots and start creating a family tree. I'm not really sure how it will all work beyond coming up with holiday meals, especially for Christmas. I want Christmas to be a special time.

I do plan to take ideas from different cultures. I believe in understanding other cultures, sharing your own, and incorporating what you love into your own life so I will be doing research as time goes on. I am actually quite excited to see what I come up with. It will probably take a few years for me to find out what works for me.

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About Me

I have been spending some time trying to figure out what I want out of life and what steps I need to take in life to get what I want. I have decided to focus on teaching journal therapy and have been researching what my options are and what I need to do to achieve that. I hope to eventually make that my career. I am also interested in poetry and photography. I hope to continue to cultivate my creativity and maybe even make them both side careers.

Why I Blog

This blog is mostly a way for me to navigate my very muddled journey to self-discovery. My past has caused me to put up walls to protect myself. Now those walls are hindering me and I'm determined to break them down.

I'm also using this blog as a way to post my writing anonymously. I love to write but I'm super insecure about it. Opening myself up to criticism scares me to death. My creative self is incredibly fragile. But I desire to improve so I have to do it.

This blog is going to be an outlet for me as well. Posting pictures, quotes, inspiring writing, and my random thoughts is a way for me to keep them and refer to them whenever I need to.

Dreams

◊ To Graduate College With Business And Writing or Literature Degrees◊ To Make A Living By Writing◊ To Make A Living With Photography◊ To Own A House On The Beach◊ To Meet A Man Who Loves And Respects Me◊ To Raise Good And Successful Children

◊ To Teach Journal Therapy, Especially To Children◊ To Go To Other Countries And Help Formerly Exploited People Become Financially Independent◊ To Learn To Play The Violin◊ To Learn To Play The Pipa◊ To Travel For Fun◊ To Learn Archery